British summer schools have become the prep program for many Chinese students looking to study overseas.
A major checkpoint for coal supplies from Shanxi province, which accounts for one-quarter of the country's reserves and output of the fuel, will close on Monday as part of government efforts to improve coal transportation and distribution.
New regulations on family foster care in China will take effect on Monday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said.
China's top health authorities are mulling fine-tuning the guidelines for HIV tests next year to ensure that people with the disease can begin antiretroviral treatment as early as possible, and attain life expectancies similar to those of healthy people, the country's leading HIV/AIDS specialist has said.
The incidence of HIV/AIDS among the male gay population in China has been rising rapidly. This year, in large northern cities such as Beijing, Changchun in Jilin province, and Harbin in Heilongjiang province, nearly 80 percent of newly detected cases involved gay men, according to the latest official statistics.
Xiao Jie (not his real name), an openly gay man in Beijing, believes that a lack of sex education at school was one of the reasons he contracted HIV/AIDS.
Chinese bridge players are banking on growing national interest in one of the world's most popular card games to enable them to make their mark in the global arena.
Cucumber lovers might have better-tasting ones in the future, as recent research has identified the genes for bitterness in the vegetable, a study has found.
Editor's Note: While the number of Beijing's hutong has shrunk dramatically over the past two decades, the character of the old neighborhoods has continued to evolve, offering an irreplaceable glimpse of the fast-changing city's past. China Daily explores.
When one talks about Beijing, one of the first things that comes to mind, in addition to the signature historical scenery such as the undulating Great Wall, or the Forbidden City with its red walls and green tiles, is hutong.
Stretching for 6.5 kilometers, Dongxijiaominxiang is the longest hutong in Beijing.
There is an old saying that circulates widely in Beijing: "There are 360 hutong with names, and countless nameless ones". It accurately reflects the state of things in a city densely covered by hutong within its central areas.
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